Chicago-based CommonSpirit Health is set to open Memorial Hospital-North Georgia on Jan. 11 in Ringgold, replacing the CHI Memorial Hospital Georgia facility in Fort Oglethorpe. The new 135,000-square-foot hospital will feature 64 inpatient beds, including an ICU; a 24-bed emergency…
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Manual, fragmented pre-admission testing strains perioperative teams and the operating room. Phone tag for histories, missing documents and late risk discovery all drive day-of-surgery delays, idle rooms and staff burnout. Leaders need a faster, more reliable way to prepare patients…
Jan 21, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago
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Tammy Jones, PhD, RN, NE-BC
Chief Nursing Officer / Associate Vice Chancellor for Patient Care Services & Clinical Operations, UAMS
Andrew Fisher, MD
Co-Medical Director, Perioperative Care Coordination, Qventus Assistant Professor, Anesthesiology, Medical University of South Carolina
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health’s Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program has been accredited by the Adult Congenital Heart Association, becoming the only program in Louisiana to earn the designation. The ACHA accreditation recognizes programs that meet specific standards for medical services…
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Health services M&A deal value and volume are expected to rebound in 2026 after a down year in 2025, according to a Dec. 16 report from PwC. In 2026, both strategic acquirers and private equity firms will continue to favor…
Becker’s has recently reported on the following hospital and health system CEO moves, including appointments and exits. Note: This page was created March 19 and updated Dec. 17. Dec. 10-16 1. Charles Sorenson, MD, president and CEO emeritus of Salt…
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This episode recorded live at the 10th Annual Health IT + Digital Health + RCM Annual Meeting features Kunjan Divatia, Vice President of Digital Technology Solutions at Yale New Haven Health. He discusses how AI, virtual care, and emerging digital…